Belt



March 5, 1935. scHRElBER Y 1,993,310

BELT

Filed Sept. 20, 1934 INVENTOR A TTORNEY Patented Mar. 5, 1935 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to belts of the type worn around the waist byladies, to hold a dress snugly about the Wearers waist.

, An object of the invention is to provide a belt that can be used bythe wearer in either of two different ways. First, the belt may be wornand fastened in the front of the wearer by means of a buckle, or,secondly, the belt may be lengthened by unfastening the snap fastenersholding the buckle in place, and tying the ends of the belt in a bowknot. When so worn the buckle is positionedin the back of the belt andhas only an ornamental function. V

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. l is a perspective View showing the belt fastened by means of thebuckle.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the belt showing the snap fasteners, which holdthe buckle in place, in an unfastened position.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the ends of the belt tied in a bowknot and the buckle positioned along the belt.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 6 25 indicates the belt and7 indicates the buckle which is of any known or ordinary construction.At one end of the belt are a series of head and socket fasteners, theheads of the fasteners being shown at 8 and the sockets for receivingthe heads being shown at 9. As shown there are three fasteners, but thenumber may be increased if desired.

To fasten the buckle 7 in place on the belt it is placed between thehead and socket members 8a and 9a, after which the end 10 of the belt isfolded back upon the portion 11 and the fasteners snapped, thusconfining the buckle between the 5 fasteners 8a and 9a and the belt cannow be used as a buckle belt, the loose end 12 of the belt being passedaround the waist and through the buckle, as shown in Fig. 1.

But if it is desired to tie the ends of the belt in 10 a bow knot at theside of the wearer the snap fasteners are unfastened as by pulling theend 10, after which the buckle may be positioned along the belt at anydesired place and the ends tied together as shown in Fig. 3. 15

It will thus be seen that I have provided a belt, with a two-foldpurpose, which may be used either as a buckle belt or as a bow knotbelt, and in the latter use the'buckle has simply an ornamentalfunction.

I claim:

A belt having a series of snap fasteners near one end thereof and abuckle engageable in adjustable position in a fold at one end of thebelt when selected fasteners are closed, said buckle being also slidablealong the belt, when said snap fasteners are opened, to a positionbeyond the fasteners, permitting the ends of the belt to be tied in aknot.

LEON SCI-IREIBER.

